Reader Comment: squinting through a viewfinder
Roy P writes:
For the times when you have to spend long periods of time squinting through a viewfinder, especially through a long lens, this anti-squint accessory allows you to comfortably keep one eye closed!
Best in class product, selected after trying a half dozen different products. The patch should firmly put pressure on the eyelid to keep it closed, but not so hard has to cause discomfort to the eye. It should be flattish, and not too much of a cup, which would allow your eye lid to partially open. It should be padded and slightly stretchable, not unyielding like a piece of cloth, since even with your eyelid closed, you will be blinking and moving your closed (typically left) eye, as you see through the viewfinder with your open eye. Lastly, it should snugly stay in place and not slip.
The patch is useful only when you have to stand in one place for an extended amount of time, waiting to pick the right moments for action shots.
My other alternative, which I frankly prefer, is to use the LCD back, and use the Sony Bluetooth RMT, which I can keep in my pocket. With eye AF turned on, I can use the rear AF-ON button to maintain focus on a bird, and when I see action, like wings flapping or whatever, I can press the shutter release.
The limitation of this technique is, you don’t have the time to grab the camera / lens and track the bird as it flies out. So if you think a bird is ready to fly out and you may have to pick up the camera / lens, then the patch works better!
DIGLLOYD: interesting. And if you are after the priate look, you’re golden!
